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Anderson a Net as ACC lands six players in draftNBA DRAFT: WINNERS, LOSERSThe winners...■ CHARLOTTE - Hornets get the top pick in Larry Johnson and add another good shooter in their second-round pick Kevin Lynch.■ ATLANTA - Two solid picks with UNLV forward Stacey Augmon and Seton Hall center Anthony Avent to help inside.■ DENVER — The Nuggets grab center Dikembe Mutombo of Georgetown and guard Mark Macon of Temple.■ GOLDEN STATE - Three first-round picks, all big men.The losers...■ PHILADELPHIA - TheSixers didn’t get a pick until the second round (44th).■ SACRAMENTO - The Kings really wanted Kenny Anderson, but the Nets got him first.■ DETROIT - The Pistons had to settle for guard Doug Overton of LaSalle, after watching 39 players go before getting a pick.■ PORTLAND - Pickings were slim by the time the Trail Blazers got the final pick of the draft.By The Associated PressGeorgia Tech’s Kenny Anderson led four Atlantic Coast Conference players in the first round of Wednesday’s NBA draft, going second overall to the New Jersey Nets.Dale Davis of Clemson was drafted 13th by the Indiana Pacers, Rick Fox of North Carolina went 24th to the Boston Celtics and his teammate, Pete Chilcutt, went 27th to Sacramento.A pair of N.C. State players went in the second round, Rodney Monroe went to Atlanta on the 30th pick of the draft and Chris Corchiani went to Orlando on the 36th pick.After days of speculation that they would take Syracuse forward Billy Owens, the Nets opted to use their No. 2 pick on Anderson, who was considered the premier guard.“It feels great to get this over with,” said Anderson, speaking from the site of the draft, Madison Square Garden in New York. ‘Til be playing at home in New Jersey. It’s something I’m excited about”The only question mark surrounding the 6-2, 168-pound Anderson is his ability to withstand the rigors of the long NBA season.Davis, the ACC’s leading rebounder the last three years, was the 13th pick in the first round, by the Indiana Pacers who were looking for rebounding help.The 6-11 Davis averaged 17.9 points and 12.1 rebounds for the Tigers as a senior, and shot 58.9 percent in his career.The Celtics took Fox as the 24th selection. Fox was the senior leader on a young Tar Heel team in 1991, earning all-ACC honors and leading them to the Final Four. He led North Carolina in scoring with 16.9 pointsand showed good outside touch with 67 3-pointers.The 6-7 Fox might have gone higher but is considered an in-between player, lacking size as a forward and quickness as a guard.Chilcutt was the last player chosen in the first round, going 27th to Sacramento.The 6-10 forward was named to the all-tournament team after helping the Tar Heels reach the Final Four for the first time since 1982.
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The Gaston Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Thu, Jun 27, 1991
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